Earthquake with magnitude of Md 2.1 on date 25-08-1999 and time 18:38:08 (UTC) in region 4 km W Ferrandina (MT)

A magnitude Md 2.1 earthquake occured in region: 4 km W Ferrandina (MT), on

  • 25-08-1999 18:38:08 (UTC)
  • 25-08-1999 20:38:08 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 40.5110, 16.4150 at 5 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV.

Search earthquakes: Any within 30 km radius

The values of hypocentral coordinates and magnitude may be revised at a later time as more information becomes available.

Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Ferrandina MT 4 8853 8853
Salandra MT 8 2829 11682
Miglionico MT 10 2510 14192
Grottole MT 11 2208 16400
Pomarico MT 11 4145 20545
San Mauro Forte MT 14 1552 22097
Garaguso MT 16 1073 23170
Grassano MT 18 5189 28359
Pisticci MT 18 17768 46127
Craco MT 18 745 46872
Oliveto Lucano MT 20 450 47322
Stigliano MT 20 4361 51683

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
23 Km SW of Matera (60436 inhabitants)
37 Km SW of Altamura (70396 inhabitants)
53 Km E of Potenza (67122 inhabitants)
69 Km W of Taranto (201100 inhabitants)
71 Km SW of Bitonto (55540 inhabitants)
78 Km SW of Bari (326344 inhabitants)
79 Km S of Molfetta (59874 inhabitants)
80 Km S of Andria (100440 inhabitants)
82 Km S of Bisceglie (55422 inhabitants)
85 Km S of Trani (56217 inhabitants)
91 Km S of Barletta (94814 inhabitants)
94 Km SE of Cerignola (58396 inhabitants)
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Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Bulletin
Rev1000
Md 2.1 1999-08-25
18:38:08
40.511 16.415 5 2013-07-15
08:41:04
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 372749
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 1999-08-25 18:38:08 ± 0.42
Latitude 40.5110 ± 0.0401
Longitude 16.4150 ± 0.0303
Depth (km) 5 (operator assigned)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-VAX
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 372749

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description horizontal uncertainty
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter)
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter)
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi)
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 5145.8
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 126
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 8
Number of defining phases 8
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 1
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00283
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.00664
Number of stations at which the event was observed 5
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 5
Magnitude information

Md:2.1

Field Value
Value 2.1
Uncertainty
Num. used stations 3
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 372749
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-04 22:49:51
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
--.BRT.Z. 1999-08-25T18:38:33.50 10.0 undecidable manual SG 56 0.6549 0.37 0.8
--.SL9.Z. 1999-08-25T18:38:29.65 10.0 undecidable manual SG 259 0.5994 -1.66 0.3
--.MU9.Z. 1999-08-25T18:38:25.70 10.0 undecidable manual PG 290 0.7326 1.27 1
--.BRT.Z. 1999-08-25T18:38:24.60 10.0 undecidable manual PG? 56 0.6549 1.68 0.3
--.SL9.Z. 1999-08-25T18:38:20.84 10.0 undecidable manual PG 259 0.5994 -1.02 1.5
--.ORI.Z. 1999-08-25T18:38:20.30 10.0 undecidable manual PG 177 0.4551 0.88 1.7
--.LT9.Z. 1999-08-25T18:38:20.60 10.0 undecidable manual SG 73 0.3108 -0.8 0.7
--.LT9.Z. 1999-08-25T18:38:15.17 10.0 undecidable manual PG 73 0.3108 -0.98 1.6
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